Getting back to basics with the original snack food of the Americas By Gwyneth Doland Today, more than 500 years after European explorers first reached the New World, it is almost impossible to imagine that until the 16th century, the Swiss had no chocolate or vanilla in their pantries, the Italians had no tomatoes, the Irish no potatoes, the Chinese …
How to Cook with the Superhot Chiles
By Dave DeWitt This superhot kitchen situation is not for the faint of hearth! Over the past few years we’ve seen a dramatic escalation in the heat levels of certain varieties of the species Capsicum chinense, those fiery habanero relatives. When I got started in the fiery foods biz more than two decades ago, the orange habanero was king of …
Pepper Jack and Other Chile Cheeses
By Dave DeWitt and Harald Zoschke Illustration & Photos (except Jacks) by Harald Zoschke Recipes Hot Tortilla Wheels Tex-Mex Cheese Soup Pepper Cheese and Mustard Bread Hot Chile Cheese Ball Chile Cheese Pie Breakfast Grilled Chile Cheese Sandwich Pepper Jack Chicken Pizza On October 16, 2001, New York-based artist Cosimo Cavallaro dramatically demonstrated his love for chile cheese by covering …
Spicy Spuds Around the World
by Dave DeWitt Recipe Index: South America: Papas Huancaino (Potatoes Huancayo-Style); Mexico: Papitas con Chiltepínes (Diced Potatoes with Chiltepins); The Caribbean: Sancoche; The American Southwest: Papas con Chile Colorado (Potatoes with Red Chile); Europe #1: Paprikash Potatoes; Europe #2: Pikanter Kartoffelsalat (German Potato Salad With A Twist); Europe #3: Gefuellte Backkartoffeln (Stuffed Baked Potatoes – with a spicy twist, …
Ground Unbound: Spicy Gooking with Ground Meats
Ground Beef Southwestern Stuffed Red Bell Peppers With An Attitude Ground Pork Chorizo Criollo Ground Lamb Bobotie Ground Game Venison Chili Ground Poultry Chicken and Poblano Chile Terrine Ground Seafood Louisiana Crab Cakes with Fresh Tomato and Chile Tartar Sauce My sisters and I were brought up on the most basic ground meat dishes: hamburgers, meatloaves, and sloppy joes, …